Faucet control having an auxiliary outlet

ABSTRACT

A faucet control mountable on a faucet duct housing, capable of controlling the flow through said duct and also providing an auxiliary outlet from said control even when said faucet duct is closed by said control.

United States Patent Jonsson [54] FAUCET CONTROL HAVING AN AUXILIARYOUTLET [72] Inventor: Bengt Harald Jonsson, Schlosslihalde 33,

CPI-6000 Luzem, Switzerland [22] Filed: Mar. 20, 1970 [21] App]. No.:21,299

[30] Foreign Application Priority Date Mar. 20, 1970 Sweden ..3880/69[52] U.S.C1 ..l37/6l0, l37/6l3,251/2l5 [5 1] Int. Cl ..Fl6k l/04, F161;5/06, F161: 11/10 [58] FieldofSearch ..l37/608,6l0,6l3, 801,625.17;

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,202,181 8/1965 West..137/625.l7

[is] 3,659,632 1 May 2,1972

2,000,791 5/1935 Schmiedeknecht ..i37/608X 3,108,748 10/1963 Fiore..l37/625,l7X

FOREIGN PATENTS 0R APPLICATIONS 80,540 3/1934 Sweden PrimaryExaminer-William R. Cline Attorney-Linton & Linton ABSTRACT A faucetcontrol mountable on a faucet duct housing, capable of controlling theflow through said duct and also providing an auxiliary outlet from saidcontrol even when said faucet duct is closed by said control.

2 Claims, 1 Drawing Figure Patented May 2, 1972 INVENTOR BENGT HMMDq'oNsso/v ATTORNEYS FAUCET CONTROL HAVING AN AUXILIARY OUTLET Thepresent invention relates to a top portion of a faucet or similar. 1

The principal object of the invention is to provide a top portion of awater faucet, which is of attractive design and occupies little space,and which is easily mounted in substitution of a conventional faucet topby way of example in a kitchen or a bathroom. By means of the saidfaucet top water can be taken out from an auxiliary outlet for exampleto a dishwashing machine or a washing machine irrespective of the mainvalve controlling the flow through the already existing outlet of thefaucet being open or closed. This object has been obtained by designingthe top portion of the faucet in such a way that it is characterized byhaving a sleeve shaped, axially displaceable valve body, one end ofwhich is arranged to be pressed tightly against a valve seat in order toblock the communication between a supply duct and a first branch ductbeginning in a faucet housing, surrounding the annular end portion ofthe valve body, which can be pressed to a tight fit against the valveseat, while the communication between said supply duct and a secondbranch duct also in said closed position of the valve body being openvia a channel in the hollow valve body and openings arranged in thewalls of that end portion which is located outside said valve housing.

An example of an embodiment of a top portion of a faucet according tothe invention will now be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawing, in which a cross sectional view of a top portion of a faucetaccording to the invention is illustrated.

The common lower portion of the faucet is entirely indicated with theFIG. 1, said lower portion comprising a supply duct la and a dischargeduct 1b leading to a discharge spout or similar, which ducts areconnected by means of a faucet housing 10, in which a valve seat 1d isarranged, against which valve seat one end of a valve body can bepressed in order to block the communication between the supply duct 1aand the discharge duct lb. Such a valve body belongs to the upper partof the faucet, which is supposed to be a part of the installation, whichupper part is to be substituted by the faucet top according to theinvention. Generally one and the same faucet housing is provided withtwo faucet tops for the control of one supply duct of hot water andanother one of cold water, both being connected to a common dischargespout. In case of two faucet tops being available one or both can besubstituted by faucet tops according to the invention depending upon thedesire to have additional outlets for cold and/or hot water.

The faucet top according to the invention comprises a valve body 2,which at the exchange of faucet top will substitute the original valvebody. As can be seen in the drawing, the valve body 2 is designed as along sleeve, which is axially displaceable and guided in sealed mountingin a bush 3 screwmounted in the sleeve, which forms a second valvehousing 4 surrounding the valve body 2. In the portion of the valvebody, which is placed inside the housing 4, openings 5 are made in thewalls, whereby the supply duct la is in communication with the valvehousing 4 via the interior bore 6 of the valve body 2 and the openings5, also when the valve body 2 is tightly pressed against the valve seat1d.

The digit 7 indicates a tube outlet protruding from the valve housing 4and provided with an interior thread, in which a hipple 8 isscrewmounted, said nipple being designed as a cut-off valve. The digit 9indicates a spherical valve body provided with a through bore 10, whichvalve body by means of a handle 11 can be turned between a closedposition and an open position, the bore in the open position formingcommunication between the portions of the branch 7,8 situated on bothsides of the valve body 9. The valve illustrated can also be substitutedby other types of valves or by a self closing coupling.

The sleeve 3, one end portion of which is screwmounted in the valvehousing 4, is provided with an annular shoulder 12 surrounded by an edgeportion of a nut fitting 13 provided with female thread. in the fitting13 one end (portion) of another connecting sleeve formed fitting 14 isscrewmounted,

the other end of said connecting fitting 14 being screwmounted m thefaucet housing 1c, said fitting as well as the bush 3 being arranged toguide the valve body 2. By this arrangement it is made possible that thevalve housing 4 and therewith the branch duct 7,8 can be set in anydesired turning position relative to the branch duct lb, when mountingthe top portion of the faucet on the faucet housing 1c. A washer 15 isinserted between the connecting fitting l4 and the faucet housing 10,and two O-rings or similar indicated with 21 prevent water fromstreaming between the housings 4 and lc. In the upper end of the valvehousing 4 a bush 16 is screwmounted, the washer 17 at the outsidesealing said bush from said housing. Inside said bush the valve body 2is extending upwards with its end portion, which has a non-circularcross-section by means of which it is prevented to be turned. Throughthe bush 16 passes the operating spindle 18, the outside end portion ofwhich carries the operating knob 19, fastened to the operating spindleby means of a screw 20. The operating spindle 18 has an inner endportion 18a provided with a male thread and an intermediate portioncarrying a number of O-rings 21, which prevent leakage between the bushl6 and the operating spindle 18. The threaded portion v 18a of theoperating spindle engages the corresponding female thread providedinside the upper end portion of the valve body 2. Turning the operatingknob 19 and therewith the valve spindle 18, the valve body 2 thus willreceive a displacing movement in direction from or towards the valveseat 1d.

By the invention a top portion of a faucet is obtained, which requireslittle space at the same time as it is esthetically attractive, and bymeans of which it is made possible optionally to take out the fluidcoming from the supply duct In either through the main outlet or thelateral outlet separately or through both outlets at the same time.

The invention is not limited to the embodiment described and illustratedin the drawing only, but can be variated as to its details within thescope of the following claims.

1 claim:

1. A faucet control mountable on a faucet duct housing having a valveseat in said duct and a threaded opening above said valve seat,comprising a tubular fitting with exterior threads capable of threadedengagement with the housing threaded opening, a tubular valve memberslideably mounted through said tubular fitting and having an end capableof seating on said housing valve seat, said tubular valve member havinga non-circular end, lateral openings between said ends and internalthreads in the bore thereof at said opposite end, a bushing having anon-circular recess with said tubular valve member opposite endslideably extending therein, an operating spindle extending into saidbushing and having a threaded end in threaded engagement with saidtubular valve member bore threads, an operating knob attached to saidspindle and partially surrounding said bushing, a tubular valve housingdetachably connected to said bushing, surrounding and spaced from saidspindle lateral openings and having a lateral auxiliary outlet, valvemeans controlling said auxiliary outlet and means rotatably anddetachably connecting said tubular valve housing on said tubularfitting.

2. A faucet control as claimed in claim 1 wherein said means rotatablyand detachably connecting said tubular valve housing on said tubularfitting consists of a second bushing positioned on an opposite side ofsaid tubular valve member lateral openings to said first mentionedbushing, has said tubular valve member slideably extending therethroughand has an exterior flange and an annular nut is in threaded engagementwith said tubular fitting and has an inner flange on said second bushingexterior flange and has said tubular valve housing rotatably mountedthereon.

1. A faucet control mountable on a faucet duct housing having a valveseat in said duct and a threaded opening above said valve seat,comprising a tubular fitting with exterior threads capable of threadedengagement with the housing threaded opening, a tubular valve memberslideably mounted through said tubular fitting and having an end capableof seating on said housing valve seat, said tubular valve member havinga non-circular end, lateral openings between said ends and internalthreads in the bore thereof at said opposite end, a bushing having anoncircular recess with said tubular valve member opposite end slideablyextending therein, an operating spindle extending into said bushing andhaving a threaded end in threaded engagement with Said tubular valvemember bore threads, an operating knob attached to said spindle andpartially surrounding said bushing, a tubular valve housing detachablyconnected to said bushing, surrounding and spaced from said spindlelateral openings and having a lateral auxiliary outlet, valve meanscontrolling said auxiliary outlet and means rotatably and detachablyconnecting said tubular valve housing on said tubular fitting.
 2. Afaucet control as claimed in claim 1 wherein said means rotatably anddetachably connecting said tubular valve housing on said tubular fittingconsists of a second bushing positioned on an opposite side of saidtubular valve member lateral openings to said first mentioned bushing,has said tubular valve member slideably extending therethrough and hasan exterior flange and an annular nut is in threaded engagement withsaid tubular fitting and has an inner flange on said second bushingexterior flange and has said tubular valve housing rotatably mountedthereon.